Nearly two years after a driver struck and killed 18-year-old Kade Schembri outside a Radio Road Circle K and kept going, the Collier County Sheriff's Office still doesn't know who was behind the wheel. Deputies renewed their public plea this week, asking anyone with information about the fatal hit-and-run to come forward as the case remains open.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on February 23, 2025, in the 5600 block of Radio Road near San Marcos Boulevard, according to gulfcoastnewsnow.com. Schembri was hit by a vehicle and left in the road, the Collier County Sheriff's Office said, and he later died from his injuries.
In a Collier County Sheriff's Office on Facebook post this week, the agency again asked the public for help solving the case. The post lays out two ways to reach investigators: a direct line to the sheriff's office or an anonymous tip line through Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.
What Investigators Still Don't Know
More than a year and a half into the investigation, detectives have not determined what kind of vehicle struck Schembri, who was driving it, or whether anyone witnessed the crash, according to WINK News. The station reports investigators are still working to determine what type of vehicle was involved, who was driving and if anyone saw anything.
That same gap persists in more recent reporting. Investigators still do not know who was driving or what kind of car hit Kade, the station's report on the family's renewed appeal notes. Detectives and Schembri's parents are urging anyone with information to come forward, according to the same account.
How to Reach Investigators
People with information can call the Collier County Sheriff's Office at 239-252-0360, or reach the agency's main line at 239-252-9300. Those who want to remain anonymous — and who may be eligible for a reward — can call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-8477.
Reported reward amounts for a tip leading to an arrest have varied between accounts. One report describes a reward of up to $3,000, while another cites a $5,000 reward; the available information does not clarify which figure currently applies.
A Pattern Of Unanswered Hit-and-Runs In Collier County
Schembri's case isn't the only unsolved hit-and-run Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers has sought help on recently. In August, the organization was offering a reward of up to $3,000 for tips in another fatal hit-and-run in the area, according to naplesnews.com. That same month, a 42-year-old Immokalee man was arrested in connection with a separate fatal Collier County hit-and-run that killed a 19-year-old bicyclist from Lehigh Acres, WINK News reported.
No such arrest has come in Schembri's case. For now, the investigation into his death remains in the hands of detectives and dependent on whoever may have seen something near that Circle K nearly two years ago.
